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When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...

Languishing schools | Broader purpose | Damaged goods. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Dec. 16, 2025.

Prices go up. Paychecks do not. Parents are doing everything they can, and it still feels like they are getting squeezed.

Some investors worry that Nvidia could be dethroned by Alphabet in the chip industry. Let's take a look at what Alphabet's ...

At the Heartwood Learning Trust, the school day starts with a ritual that sounds like every teenager's nightmare - their ...

In Meagan Beam’s dining room, a dozen 3D printers whir and clack away as they crank out plastic tiles with colorful raised letters, letter combinations and pictures on them. The tiles are part of a ...

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State agencies, health systems should address cannabis like alcohol: as a legal adult substance that needs clear, consistent, responsible messaging, says the letter writer.

Dear Eric: A good friend asked me for a letter of recommendation. I wrote something short (less than a page) that I thought ...

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Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.